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Tech five: PayPal still in play

After fending off activist investor Carl Ichan in April, eBay is considering spinning of PayPal as soon as next year, and the markets like that: The stock is up 4.7% in early morning trading, says news site

Tech five: PayPal still in play

Maybe activist investor Carl Icahn was right about eBay after all. He was rebuffed in April for wanting the company to spin off PayPal. Crazy? Not so much. EBay's at the top of the five tech stocks Friday.

EBay (EBAY) is considering spinning off PayPal as soon as next year, and the markets like that: The stock is up 4.7% in early-morning trading, says news site The Information. Ebay has been telling potential recruits for the position of PayPal CEO that it's considering separating the payments business.

Salesforce.com (CRM) rose 1% in after-hours trading after reporting second-quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations. The No. 1 provider of relationship software reported a 13% gain in earnings per share, or 13 cents, vs. 12 cents expected by analysts. The company expects earnings of 12 to 13 cents per share in the third quarter.

GameStop (GME) shares fell 2.03% in early-morning trading, even though its earnings more than doubled in the first quarter. Shares had risen 7%, or $2.82, in after-market trading Thursday. The company predicts a same-store sales increase of 1% to 5% and fiscal year earnings of $3.40 to $3.70 per share.

Pandora (P) released its diversity figures, which are shockingly close to the real world, at least in terms of men and women. Globally, the company's employees are 51% male and 49% female. In racial terms: U.S. employees are 71% white, 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 3% black.

A problem with the Apple iPhone 6 (AAPL) screen disrupted panel production ahead of next month's expected launch, according to Reuters. It's unclear whether the hiccup could delay the launch or limit the number of phones initially available to consumers.The stock was off 0.33% in pre-market morning trading.